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FlyEnv vs Jabba

FlyEnv

flyenv.com

Jabba

github.com

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FigureFlyEnvJabba
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trialYes—
Open source——
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
Plans published21
Spec score · Development Environment Managers8.2 (#13)8.5 (#8)
PurposeFlyEnv is a cross-platform desktop application for managing local development environments, including runtimes, databases, web servers, AI tools and other local services.Jabba is a Java version manager inspired by nvm and written in Go.

Plans

FlyEnv

  • FreeFree
  • Pro License$10, paid once

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Jabba

  • JabbaFree

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In their own words

FlyEnv

FlyEnv is a desktop application for managing local development environments on Linux, macOS and Windows. It supports container-free local workflows and offline operation. Developers can install and switch among language runtimes including PHP, Node.js, Python, Java, Go, Ruby and Rust, then scope runtime settings to a project. Those settings are stored in a.flyenv file and control the toolchain used by terminals, editors and run commands. The local-site module includes settings for custom domains, document roots, server ports, PHP binding, rewrite rules, reverse proxies and HTTPS. Listed database integrations include MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Qdrant, ClickHouse and Neo4j; its AI integrations include tools and services such as Codex, Ollama and Claude Code. The free plan includes 3 local sites and 3 custom projects per runtime. The Pro License costs 10.00 USD once and includes unlimited local sites and custom projects, with one active device at a time. FlyEnv is intended for personal or business development use.

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Jabba

Jabba is a free Java version manager written in Go for installing and switching among JDK versions on macOS, Linux and Windows. Its JDK index, powered by DiscoAPI, lists versions for the user's operating system and architecture. The README names distributions including Oracle, Adopt OpenJDK, Zulu, IBM SDK, GraalVM, OpenJDK, Liberica and Amazon Corretto. Users can list remote JDKs, filter versions with semantic version ranges, install versions and switch among those installed. A `.jabbarc` file can specify a project's JDK, while a default alias can select the version used in new terminals. Jabba can link to a system JDK and coexist with an existing Java installation. The README documents shell integration for bash, zsh and fish, plus installation through Homebrew, shell scripts, PowerShell, Scoop or Docker. Custom JDK downloads are also supported. Jabba does not switch Java globally on its own; the README gives manual platform-specific snippets instead. The repository describes Jabba as a community fork that is a work in progress and warns that some README instructions may be outdated. It is licensed under Apache-2.0.

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